Cane and stool



April 9, 1935. v A. A. HANSON 1,997,142

CANE AND STOOL Filed March 20. 1934 Patented Apr. 9, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE OANE'AND srooL Arden A. Hanson, Oakland, Ncbr. Application March '20, 1934, Serial No. nasal 1 Claim; 011155-4351 The object of this invention is to provide an implement which may be used as a walking stick or cane in the usual manner and which, when the occasion arises, may be adjusted to form a seat or support for the user. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and consists in certain novel features which will be particularly defined in the claim following' the detailed description.

In the drawing, 1

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the device arranged for use as a cane or walking stick.

Figure 2 is a detail view, at right angle to Figure 1, indicating by dotted lines the adjustment to form a seat.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view showing the device arranged to serve as a seat.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail section on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

In the drawing, the reference numeral I indicates the main portion or body of the cane which is equipped at its lower end with a foot 2 of rubber or similar material whereby the impact of the cane against the ground will be cushioned. The upper end of the stick I is recessed or slotted transversely, as indicated at 3, and the side walls of the recessed end are rounded off at their corners, as indicated at 4, so that the members of the handle may be swung over said corners without interference therefrom. The han-v dle consists of two similar arcuate members 5 which may be of any approved form but are shown in the drawing as substantially semi-cir '35 cular, the outer surfaces of the members being surfaces of the handle and will serve to connect the ends thereof while permitting the ready relative movement of the sections toward or from each other. At the opposite ends, the handle sections are formed with central lugs 8 which are adapted to fit within the recess 3 of the stick and are pivotally retained therein by pins 9 in,

sorted through the lugs and the side walls of the stick, as shown and as will be readily understood. It is to be noted, as clearly shown in Figure 4, that the lugs 8 have their adjacent surfaces convex on arcs concentric with the pivots 9 while their outer surfaces form a sharp angle and bear against the free ends of a spring I0 which is secured within the recess 3 and bears against the ends of the handle sections so that it tends to retain the sections in either the closed or the open position. Ordinarily, the handle is closed,

as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4, but if for any reason the user desires to rest temporarily, the handles are swung apart to the position shown in Figure 3 and by dotted lines in Figure 2so that theywill constitute a small seat upon which the user may rest.

While the spring It serves effectually to retain the handle sections in either the closed or open position, I provide a locking ring or collar. II

and it should be noted that this locking collar H is, to fit snugly but slidably and be held frictionally upon the stick so that it will not be apt, to slip downwardly when the device is in use as a cane. This collar may be of any preferred material and maybe ornamented in any desired manner so that it will serve to add attractiveness to the device and when in its upper position willentirely cover the connection betweenthe'handle and the stick and, therefore, disguise the seat construction so that-lessening of the appearance of the device as a cane will be avoided.

A stud I2 is formed on the plane face of one handle section and adapted to fit within a socket l3 formed on a corresponding face of the other handle section so that possible relative lateral movement of the sections one upon the other will 7 be avoided and the strain upon the hinges will be lessened, Having thus described the invention, I claim: A cane seat comprising a stick having a recessed upper end, mating handle sections hinged together at one end and reduced at the opposite end to form lugs fitted within the recessed por-, tion of the stick andpivotally retained therein, each of said lugs having intersecting straight surfaces, a locking spring secured within the re- ARDEN A. HANSON. [1.51 

